MINUTES - CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Hawarden Public Library
Monday, December 3, 2001 at 7:00 P.M.

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Present: Mayor Porter; Council members: Dorhout, Woodley, Kallsen, Harvey, Cauwels.

Absent: None

Staff Present: Craig Coffey, City Administrator; Tom Kane, Public Works Director; Chris Myres, Telecommunications Director; Mike DeBruin, Police Chief; Jim Pickner, City Attorney.

Standard Agenda Items

Item 1a. Approval of November 19, 2001 Minutes. Moved by Harvey/Woodley to approve the Minutes of November 19, 2001. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 1b. Approval of Claims for Payment. Moved by Kallsen/Cauwels to approve the Schedule of Claims for payment. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 1c. Open business from the Community (limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per item). Mr. Ken Ludwig and Mr. Darwin Bockelman were present to express their concerns of the new proposed parking ordinance.

Item 2a. Staff Reports/Discussion.

• Mr. Coffey reported on an upcoming ICN Class for elected officials. He advised the Council that he is trying to locate a class here.
• He also informed the Council that we have now been certified by the IUB and will receive our Universal Service Funds with no paybacks.
• It was reported that AT&T is appealing the CABS billing rates set by the IUB and has completely stopped payment to the City.
• Karri Bushby has resigned her position with the City as of the 14th of December.
• Mr. Coffey gave an updated report and progress being made on the dilapidated houses.
• The landfill is now closed until spring for open Saturday grass and leaf disposal.
• Two electrical outages occurred this past week. There was a transformer fire at the Hyde Plant on Nov. 26th and another at the South end of Ave. H, I and K and parts of 9th and 10th Street.
• Police Chief, DeBruin reported that Todd Bergsma has accepted a position with the Sioux County Sheriff’s Department and that Willie Garret would moving up to full-time with the Police Department. It was also report that Ben (BJ) Waterman for a part time position with the Police Department.

Item Item 2b. Mayor Report. Mayor Porter thanked the City staff and residents for putting up the Christmas decorations and voiced his concern about the vandalism being done to these. He also gave his regrets to Todd Bergsma on his resignation from the Police force and also thanked Mike Dorhout for 4 years of service as Councilman. He read a letter of thanks from Dave and Mary Helgevold and Ken and Jean Carlson for the City’s support and monetary contribution for the Ruth Suckow House.

Other Agenda Items

Item 3a. Public Hearing Regarding Sewer Plant Clarifiers. The public hearing was opened at 7:26 p.m. There were no oral or written comments, therefore the public hearing was closed at 7:27 p.m.

Item 3b. Resolution No. 2001-40, Accepting Bid/Awarding Contracts for the 2002 Sewer Plant Clarifier Replacement Project. Moved by Kallsen/Cauwels to approve Resolution No. 2001-40 and accept the bid of Christensen Construction Company in the amount of $135,000.00. Aye: Dorhout, Woodley, Kallsen, Harvey, Cauwels. Nay: None. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 4a. Public Hearing Regarding the Leased Disposition of Real Estate to Wee Care, Inc. The public hearing was opened at 7:32 p.m. There were no oral or written comments, therefore the public hearing was closed at 7:33 p.m.

Item 4b. Approval of the Wee Care Lease/Authorizing the Leased Disposition of Real Estate Resolution No. 2001-39. Moved by Cauwels/Dorhout to approve Resolution No. 2001-39 authorizing the leased disposition of real estate, with the changes proposed by the City Attorney and the condition that the City attorney approve any sublease agreement. Lease changes proposed by City Attorney: Remove "Playground" and add the following paragraph to Events of Default: "5. Failure to make timely payment on or to observe or perform any duties, obligations, agreements or conditions imposed on Lessee under the terms of any note mortgage or other instrument evidencing or securing a debt of Lessee owed to Lessor, whether existing prior to, at the time of, or after the execution of this Lease." Aye: Dorhout, Woodley, Kallsen, Cauwels. Nay: Harvey. Motion carried.

Item 5. Third Reading of Amended Ordinance No. 596 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HAWARDEN AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 9.03 BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 9.03.01 " PRESUMPTION IN REFERNCE TO ILLEGAL PARKING", RENUMBERING CHAPTER, AND REPLACING AN EXISTING SECTION RENUMBERED FROM 9.03.09 TO 9.03.10 BY ADDING STANDARDS LOWERING THE WEIGHT LIMIT OF PROHIBITED VEHICLES, PROHIBITING VEHICLES OVER 25FT IN LENGTH, AND PROHIBITING NON-MOTORIZED VEHICLES FROM PARKING IN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF RESIDENTIALLY ZONED AREAS; PROVIDING REPEALER AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Moved by Harvey/Dorhout to approve the third reading of Amended Ordinance No. 596. Aye: Dorhout, Woodley, Kallsen, Harvey, Cauwels. Nay: None. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 6a. Request for Temporary Transfer of a Class “C” Liquor License to the Old City Hall by Sedgwick Enterprises. Moved by Woodley/Cauwels to approve the temporary liquor license by Sedgwick Enterprises to the Old City Hall on December 15, 2001. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 6b. Request for Renewal of Class “C” Liquor License with Sunday Sales and On-Site Living Quarters. Moved by Kallsen/Dorhout to approve the renewal of Class “C” Liquor License with Sunday Sales and On-Site Living Quarters for Donny Mac’s, located at 911 Central Avenue. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 7. Request for Letter of Support for Hull Iowa Project. Hull, Iowa has requested a letter of support for a new tourism attraction they are seeking to build. Moved by Harvey/Woodley to approve the letter of support for this project. Motion carried unanimously.

Item 8. Resolution No. 2001-37, Adoption of Personnel Manual. Moved by Dorhout/Cauwels to approve Resolution No. 2001-37, Adoption of Personnel Manual. Aye: Cauwels, Dorhout, Woodley. Nay: Kallsen, Harvey. Motion carried.

Item 9. Hospital Audit Review/Discussion. A brief discussion was held on the financial status of the Hospital. No action was taken.

Moved by Dorhout/Kallsen to adjourn. Motion carried unanimous. The Council Meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.

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Ricard Porter, Mayor